Washington Statutes
§ 90.40.020 — Right to use water courses.
Washington § 90.40.020
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Wash. Rev. Code § 90.40.020 (2026).
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The United States shall have the right to turn into any natural or artificial water course, any water that it may have acquired the right to store, divert, or store and divert, and may again divert and reclaim said waters from said water course for irrigation purposes subject to existing rights.
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Legislative History
[1905 c 88 s 2; RRS s 7409.]
Nearby Sections
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§ 90.03.015
Definitions.§ 90.03.020
Units of water measurement.§ 90.03.030
Right to convey water along lake or stream—Conveyance to intake structure in neighboring state.§ 90.03.060
Water masters—Appointment, compensation.§ 90.03.090
Water master's power of arrest.§ 90.03.100
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